Don’t panic: There’s no easy hack to bypass your iPhone’s password
Your iPhone or iPad are encrypted only as long as you use a password/PIN lock to protect your device — Touch ID and Face ID …
Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2008. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he brings his entertainment expertise to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.
Outside of work, you’ll catch him streaming almost every new movie and TV show release as soon as it's available.
Articles by Chris Smith
7 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
It’s the weekend dinosaur and Jeff Goldblum fans alike have been preparing for, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is landing. The first Jurassic reboot starring Chris …
Samsung’s next Android phone might be free of Samsung’s bloatware
Samsung is about to launch a new Android phone that won’t be anything like you’d expect from the most important player in the Android ecosystem. …
Bitcoin is tanking hard, taking every other coin along for the ride
It’s another crypto bloodbath, Bitcoin fans. Very early on Friday, prices started dropping more than usual. It all seemed like just another regular start of …
Pokemon Go trading is finally available, but most of you can’t trade anything yet
The good news is that the one Pokemon feature so many players have been waiting for is finally available. You can trade Pokemon characters inside …
Amazon and Microsoft are under serious pressure to kill surveillance contracts with ICE
Donald Trump rescinded the order to separate migrant children from their parents at the border, a mess his administration caused in the first place, but …
‘PUBG’ is copying ‘Fortnite’ for a change, which is a good thing
PUBG Corporation wasn’t too happy to see Epic Games copy its Battle Royale gameplay for Fortnite, and it’s probably even more disappointed to see how …
You can subscribe to your favorite YouTube influencers for just $5 per month
Video content creators and their fans should know there’s a new way to sponsor YouTube influencers, a $5 per month channel subscription that was just …
Hey Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are mocking your cross-play ‘support’
Nintendo a few weeks ago launched Fortnite for Switch which is excellent news for the Switch community. However, it quickly became clear that Sony wasn’t …
Despite protesting immigration policies, big-name tech companies are all over ICE’s IT contracts
The leaders of some of the most prominent tech companies in the US protested against Donald Trump’s border policy on children in previous days, including …
Apple seriously considered killing the Lightning connector on the iPhone X
Aside from Samsung, all notable Android makers out there crafted iPhone X clones this year that look more or less like the real thing. While …
The date for Amazon Prime Day 2018 might’ve just leaked
Have your wallets ready, Amazon Prime subscribers, as the third annual Black Friday event of the summer is soon going to kick off. Amazon’s fourth …
How Samsung might copy the iPhone X without stealing the notch
Samsung is one of the few Android vendors that has not copied Apple’s iPhone X design this year. Even the ones that did were not …
Apple’s multi-device wireless charger is so late, it won’t launch until a year after it was unveiled
We’ve seen Apple delay several products lately, whether we’re talking about hardware or software. The AirPods, iPhone X, HomePod, and Messages in iCloud are just …
Google Assistant can now continue conversations with you
Google on Thursday announced that an exciting new Google Assistant feature first demoed at I/O 2018 in May is ready to roll out to US …
This definitely isn’t the Galaxy S10 – but here’s how Samsung could pull it off right now
A few days ago, a prominent Samsung leaker dropped the image above on Twitter alongside a cryptic message that said “this may be a design …
US lawmakers urge Google to reconsider partnership with Huawei
Project Maven doesn’t mean anything for many people unless you’re in the military or Google. It’s an artificial intelligence research partnership between the search giant …
Microsoft takes on Google News with new app for iPhone, Android, and Windows 10
All the tech giants out there now have their own News portal. We’ve got Apple News on iOS devices and coming to Macs soon, we’ve …
Facebook ordered to explain why it deleted the profile of a dead user without permission
Facebook has found itself in a new interesting user data-related predicament. This time around, Facebook removed the profile and Facebook page of a well-known musician …
Dollar-backed cryptocurrency hires law firm to verify its $2.5 billion cash reserves
Recent research showed that Bitcoin’s all-time high price might have been increased artificially with the help of Tether, a cryptocoin that should never increase in …
Man dies after his smartphone explodes and catches fire in his bedroom
Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan died a few days ago after one of his two smartphones exploded while charging in his bedroom and the caught …
The one Android feature I want Apple to steal for the iPhone
First there was the Huawei P20 Pro, an iPhone X clone like no other. Then came the Porsche Edition of the phone, with a sky-high …
This is what the Galaxy S10 and iPhone X of our dreams would look like
If yesterday’s phone launch proves anything, it’s that we’ve reached peak smartphone design. In a world of iPhone X clones, Oppo came up with a …
Robots that read our minds will actually exist sooner than you think
Robots are here to stay, and they’re only getting smarter. But it’ll be a while until they respond to our every verbal command, so until …
Google is fixing a Chromecast bug that allowed hackers with too much free time to get your location
Google’s popular Chromecast and Home products suffer from a serious privacy flaw that would let hackers discover your location with incredible accuracy, well beyond the …
Trump might be endangering Apple’s sky-high profits
Apple is set to launch three new iPhones X successors this year, which will likely become instant hits with consumers, much like every other iPhone …
Square designed a gorgeous $999 Android tablet that can only do one thing
After all these years of iPad, Apple’s tablet is still the best one in town, and some of the better alternatives also look a lot …
iPhone clone maker mocks iPhone in TV ad starring famous iPhone user
You’d expect Samsung to mock Apple in new TV commercials, but for once it’s not that particular South Korean giant that’s taking hit after hit …
Hands-on video likely gives the world its first look at Apple’s next-gen iPhone designs
Apple will launch three new iPhones this September, and that’s something everyone seems to agree on. We’re looking at two iPhone X successors that will …
New Galaxy Note 9 leak shows the phone’s refreshed design
Android smartphones are launching left and right these days, but there’s no doubt in anybody’s mind that the Galaxy Note 9 will be one of …
